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ACCRINGTON STANLEY F.C.

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Accrington Stanley 3CS.JPG (11436 bytes)
FT14.JPG (17632 bytes) ENTERED LEAGUE 1921 but formed in 1891 after the demise of Accrington FC, Stanley Villa became Accrington Stanley FT18.JPG (19256 bytes)
LEFT LEAGUE 1962
GROUNDS Moorhead, Bell Ground, Peel Park
CAPACITY 15,500
NICKNAMES The Reds after their kit colour
BEST WIN 8-0 v New Brighton in 1933-4
WORST DEFEAT 0-9 v Barnsley in 1933-4 and 0-9 v Tranmere in 1958-9
HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION 2nd in Division 3 North in the 1954-5 season
LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION 18th in Division 4 in the 1960-61 season
MOST LEAGUE PTS (2 pts) 61 in the 1954-5 season
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MOST LEAGUE GOALS 96 in the 1954-5 season
BEST F.A.CUP SEASON 4th Round replay v Portsmouth in 1958-9; lost 4-1
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES 260 Jimmy Armstrong from 1927-34
MOST INDIVIDUAL GOALS 136 George Stewart from 1954-58
HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD 15,454 v Rochdale in 1957-8 season
LOWEST LEAGUE CROWD 925 v York City in the 1959-60 season
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Dissolved in 1962 without completing the season

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